School cameras in Beijng linked to central police staion. Security or Big Brother?

Surveillance camera systems at primary and middle schools in Beijing will soon be integrated into the city's overall security monitoring platform, police said.

Li Zhiming, department chief of Beijing public security bureau, said all 1,807 primary and middle schools in Beijing have already been covered with the surveillance camera system and the bureau is coordinating with education authorities to bring it into the city's overall security monitoring platform.

Furthermore, greater numbers of police will join security guards at the schools and another 1,253 kindergartens to divert traffic and maintain order during school hours, Li said. More...

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